Movies like Detroit Metal City: 20 to watch next
If you loved Detroit Metal City (2008) — a comedy film directed by Toshio Lee — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Detroit Metal City most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like based on manga. 3 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Gintama: The Movie 2010★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy
Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term "Odd Jobs" means REALLY ODD jobs. But when some more than slightly suspicious secrets from the shadows of Gintoki Sakata's somewhat shady former samurai past and a new pair of odd jobs collide, the action is bound to get so wild and demented that only a feature film will do it justice!
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Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken 2018★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.
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Girls und Panzer der Film 2015★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
When the Ministry of Education goes back on its promise to keep Ooarai Girls Academy open, the task of saving the five-mile-long Academy Ship from the wreckers falls to Miho and her barely-seasoned tankery team. However, things go off track almost immediately. While the Oorai tank crew may have won the high school tournament, they’re now facing a larger and more experienced university team, and if they fail, their armored vehicles will be forfeit! Will they be swapping their tanks for the memories? It’s possible, but winning a tank battle is all about tactics and teamwork, and the fledgling Ooarai students have more friends and allies than anyone suspects.
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil 1993★ 7.1
Shares: Comedy
Everyone's favorite TV superhero Action Mask shows up in Kasukabe, and he's trying to get something from Shin-chan -- but what could it be?
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! 2006★ 7.5
Shares: Comedy
Something sinister's afoot in Kasukabe. Shin-chan doesn't know what it is, but he's pretty sure it involves samba-dancing doppelgängers.
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Batman and Harley Quinn 2017★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
Batman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.
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Class Rank 2017★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
Two high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn a thing or two about love.
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The Paper Tigers 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Comedy
Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
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Psych: The Movie 2017★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy
The ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. A comedic thrill-ride follows, as the wild and unpredictable Psych team pursues the bad guys, justice … and, of course, food!
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Kamikaze Girls 2004★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy
Momoko, a strange and seemingly emotionless girl obsessed with 18th century France, befriends a Yanki biker and the two experience the ups and downs of their unusual lives in a rural Japanese town.
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Gabriel Iglesias: I'm Sorry for What I Said When I Was Hungry 2016★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
Hawaiian-shirt enthusiast Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias finds the laughs in racist gift baskets, Prius-driving cops and all-female taco trucks.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Gintama 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Comedy
In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can.
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Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger 2008★ 7.6
Shares: Comedy
An HBO special edited from three performances from Chris Rock's 2008 comedy tour: London (dark suit, dark shirt), Johannesburg (black suit, white shirt) and New York (shiny jacket). Topics include the ongoing presidential campaign, the possibility of a black president, George W. Bush, gas prices, low-paid jobs, ringtones and bottled water, sex, relationships and the correct use of the n-word
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story 2005★ 6.9
Shares: Comedy
The maniacal baby of the Griffin family, Stewie, meets his future self. In doing this he discovers that his future image is not what he has anticipated because of a near death experience.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Thunderstruck 2012★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.
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HK: Forbidden Super Hero 2013★ 6.2
Shares: Comedy
High school student Kyosuke Shikijo is the most talented member of the school's martial arts of the fist club. His late father was detective and Kyosuke share his father's strong sense of justice. Kyosuke also has a secret. Kyosuke likes to wear female underwear and transforms himself into the alter ego "Hentai Kamen," wearing female underwear and gaining superhuman powers. This unusual interest also comes from his parents, with his father a masochist and his mother a sadist. By chance, Kyosuke gets the underwear of female high school student Aiko Himeno. With her underwear, he gains various pervert techniques and attempts to protect Aiko from a dirty and heinous teacher.
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Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis 2020★ 7.2
Shares: Comedy
Comedian Taylor Tomlinson is halfway through her 20s — and she's over it. From dating losers to a failed engagement, she takes aim at her life choices.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri Kingdom 1994★ 7.0
Shares: Comedy
The Noharas win a vacation to the Kingdom of Buri Buri -- but the whole thing was just a clever ploy by an evil organization to kidnap Shin-chan!
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Iliza Shlesinger: War Paint 2013★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
Her innocent appearance is just a cover for Last Comic Standing winner Iliza Shlesinger's acerbic, stream-of-conscious comedy that she unleashes on an unsuspecting audience in her hometown of Dallas in "War Paint," her first stand-up special.
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Impractical Jokers: The Movie 2020★ 6.5
Shares: Comedy
The story of a humiliating high school mishap from 1992 that sends the Impractical Jokers on the road competing in hidden-camera challenges for the chance to turn back the clock and redeem three of the four Jokers.
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